"This time, I am proud of my 14-year-old daughter Wendy!" What does the dash in this sentence do?

The dash especially emphasizes Wendy's age in order to take care of the "I" who is 14 years old at the beginning of the article and form a contrast, thus causing readers to think deeply.

This sentence comes from the Eye of Eternal Life, which is an article in the fifth lesson of the sixth grade 16 in the fourth grade of Beijing Curriculum Reform Edition. The author is linda rivers, an American writer.

Excerpt:

After my father died, I donated his cornea according to his last wish. Wendy told me, "Mom, I'm really proud of what you and grandpa have done." "Does this make you proud?" I asked. "Of course, have you ever thought how painful it would be to see nothing? After my death, I also gave the cornea to the blind man like my grandfather, so that he could see the light again. "

At this moment, I really realized that what my father left was far from a pair of corneas. I hugged Wendy tightly and tears welled up in my eyes. This time, I am proud of my daughter Wendy, who is 14 years old.

Extended data

This text tells that Linda's father donated her cornea to the blind after her mother died. Linda is confused. With the encouragement of her father, her attitude changed. After her father died, she personally donated her corneas.

Wendy of 14 was proud of her grandfather's behavior and decided to donate her cornea after her death. After Wendy's death, her cornea restored the sight of the blind. The article praised the lofty spirit of selfless dedication to the health and happiness of others.

The eye is an organ of the human body. People have, it is happiness, it is peace, it is incomparable wealth. When people lose their lives, good eyes will live forever if they can bring light to the blind.

The text Eye of Eternal Life is beautiful in language, emotion and characters. Linda's mother, father and daughter selflessly donated their corneas to those who needed him, and felt happy and proud of what they could do for others after their death. Every character in the story shines with the brilliance of human nature.

The Eye of Eternal Life is linda rivers's masterpiece. Wendy in the story is her daughter who died in an accident on 1986. Her cornea helped two blind children recover their sight, and linda rivers saw her daughter's eyes from them.

Linda herself is very enthusiastic about public welfare and is the founder of HideandSeekFoundation, an organization for finding missing children. 1986, she also founded Circle "R" riding farm to help children and adults face physical and psychological challenges.

1989 Linda became the head of a branch of a rural community action center to provide services for low-income families. During this period, she wrote a book "Money, How to Get What You Want" based on her own experience, which is a manual to teach people how to arrange expenses.

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